There's A New Top Dog (Eater) At The Topsfield Fair

DANVERS, MA — Next Stop: Coney Island?

While it's not quite a world championship, Brandon Wood of Warren did capture the title as the North Shore's top hot dog eater on Saturday as he downed the equivalent of 20 regular hot dogs in just seven minutes to set a new record for the Topsfield Fair's 4-year-old contest.

Wood, who stood throughout all the devouring as a winning strategy on Saturday, ate 10 quarter-pound hot dogs — which are twice the size of a regular hot dog — as well as the buns to break the record of 9 1/2 dogs set by Pete Davekos of Danvers in last year's contest.

Wood won $204 for his efforts courtesy of the kosher contest sponsor's Bnai Brith.

The contest was part of a busy opening weekend that included a record giant pumpkin weighing in at nearly 2,500 pounds on Friday and the crowning of the Topsfield Fair Junior King and Junior Queen on Saturday.

A full preview of all the 2022 Topsfield Fair has to offer — including ticket information and entertainment schedule — can be found here.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)